Today, we sit down with Elizabeth Coleman, author and former cult member, to hear her story and testimony of how she came to Christ. Elizabeth tells us about growing up in the cult with no name — but one that ex-members call the Two-by-Twos — and how she was conditioned from a young age to fear Christianity and other Christians. She shares how members of the Two-by-Twos believe that their beliefs are the only way to Jesus, but in fact, the cult was started in the late 1800s, not the first century. Elizabeth tells us how she met her husband at 17 and slowly started to question her beliefs throughout university, ultimately leaving the cult for the true gospel of Jesus Christ.

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Timecodes:

(00:49) Elizabeth Coleman introduction

(01:50) The “Two-by-Twos” cult

(22:24) Growing up in the group

(26:58) Leadership and rules in the group

(34:57) Elizabeth meeting her husband

(43:03) Hearing the Gospel

(46:09) Deciding to leave the group

(56:47) Evangelizing to family

(01:03:20) Abuse allegations within the cult

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